farce

NounTransitive VerbIntransitive Verb

Meanings

Noun

A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including improbable situations to evoke laughter.

"The play was a broad farce that left the audience in stitches."

Noun

An event or situation that is absurd, ridiculous, or a mockery of a serious process.

"The trial was a complete farce because the judge had already decided the verdict before it began."

Transitive Verb

[~ something]

To make a mockery of something by treating it in a ridiculous or absurd manner.

"The defense attorney attempted to farce the entire legal proceeding to distract the jury."

Intransitive Verb

To behave in a ridiculous or absurd manner.

"The meeting began to farce as the board members started arguing over trivialities."

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